Here are some signs of trauma in children and how to help. Windows boarded and emergency plans in place, with gallons of water and canned goods stocked. As people who are rushing to prepare for an ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that measuring long-term stress through children’s hair samples can reveal early signs of mental health risks in those living with chronic ...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with cost-free mental health screening tools for students across the state, according ...

Illinois public schools will soon be required to give students annual mental health screenings under a new law just signed by Gov. JB Pritzker. The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to ...

Toddlers’ gut health could affect their risk of developing mental health issues later in childhood, a small new study ...

CLEVELAND — When your child says, "I don't want to go to school," it might be more than just a case of the Monday blues. A new national survey reveals that school avoidance is affecting families ...

Four Republican U.S. lawmakers requested on Tuesday that Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google turn over any ...

When parents strive to raise emotionally aware, communicative children, the outcome often looks ideal from the outside: kids who are loved, supported and encouraged. But according to a graduate ...

Instead of fretting about the amount of time children spend scrolling TikTok or playing video games, parents should worry more about whether their kids seem addicted to their screens. That's the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made an appearance in Tampa on Wednesday morning to take steps forward to expand efforts for mental health and substance abuse. He signed two bills into ...